Nearly 100 game makers crowded into the Art Institute of Portland on Friday, Jan. 23 for this year’s Global Game Jam. The jam is a global event, but the Portland…
Autzen Gallery exhibits local printmakers
At a table in the back, a student rolls a dab of ink into a flat square of color. The room buzzes with conversation of gallery-goers visiting “Prints! Prints! and…
Campus galleries exhibit scholarship recipients’ artwork
For many prospective students, money is the deciding factor for attending school. Lacking funds, some turn away from the idea of higher education completely, fearful of debt. But when given…
PICA’s Time-Based Art Festival draws Portland communities together
Theaters, pop-up art galleries and public spaces suddenly became the staging grounds for the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Time-Based Art Festival from Sept. 11—Sept. 21. The festival was an…
Entitled art show to ask: What’s in a name?
Twenty-six Portland artists will be exhibiting and selling 52 visual art pieces for Entitled, a group art show hosted at the Glyph Cafe & Arts Space from Oct. 2 to…
SukkahPDX offers community, hospitality and sustainable twists on Jewish traditions
Sukkot, one of the most joyous holidays in the Jewish calendar, will take shape as SukkahPDX, an architectural design event hosted by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust…
Masters in making: Part II
Portland State’s Master of Fine Arts candidates are back with a second round of solo exhibitions to be displayed across campus. Through experimental and new media, these artists are bringing…
Masters in making: part 1
Spring term is in full swing, and Portland State’s art galleries are buzzing with activity. The graduating Masters of Fine Arts students are making their presence known in a two-part…
Tip Toland sculpts the face of prejudice
Larger-than-life depictions of haunting human expressions are currently on display at the Portland Art Museum. This powerful collection of sculptures is the creation of regional artist, Tip Toland, whose recent…
Natural history, hockey history collide
The Oregon Historical Society is presenting two new exhibits that are sure to inspire and intrigue any and all interested in the flavor of local history. The two exhibits, “Ansel…
Portland Art Museum hosts new gallery, ‘Feast and Famine: The Pleasures and Politics of Food’
“Sir, we’re closing for the night. I’m turning out the lights now.” An old mustachioed security guard’s stern voice broke my concentration, if only for a second, on the headless…